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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

The new package of skype 4.1.0.20 for x86_64 is now available on my repository.

As previous versions, the package is called "static".
Despite its name this version does not use the 'static' tarball from skype.com (that is not available at moment) but the 'dynamic' tarball.
The package remain called "static" becouse it include all 32bit libraries needed, so it works without install 32bit compatibility libraries (for who want to leave slackware64 clean).

The new skype version allow to integrate MSN contacts as skype 6.0 for windows. (Microsoft want to drop itself )

@luz: have you modified /usr/bin/skype in any part?
the md5 is
2bbed3bd631f31e6cf27859db599e10d /usr/bin/skype

also give me
$ ls -lL /usr/share/skype/lib32/ld-linux.so.2
try to run manually:
$ /usr/share/skype/lib32/ld-linux.so.2 --library-path /usr/share/skype/lib32/ /usr/share/skype/skype
This in not sufficient to load all libraries but useful for troubleshooting

If this unsolve, give me the output of
/usr/share/skype/lib32/ld-linux.so.2 --library-path /usr/share/skype/lib32/ --list /usr/share/skype/skype

I was able to merge my Skype and MSN accounts by logging into Skype with my MSN credentials. You'll be asked to login with your Skype credentials after that and then get a chance to merge the two accounts, so that the MSN credentials will be your Skype login credentials afterward.

I was not able to see my MSN contacts in Skype nevertheless...

For the record: if you do run a multilib 64-bit Slackware 14.0 or current, installing my latest set of multilib packages is enough to get Skype up and running, without the need for zerouno's package of bundled 32-bit library files. I just synced my 14.0 multilib repository with the missing sqlite package.

My post was not meant to discourage people from using your package, zerouno. In fact it is exactly as you say, not everybody wants to change his Slackware64 to multilib. And your package will be essential to those people.